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RICHARD’S
IN THE CLASSROOM
MAGIC TRICKS
& ILLUSIONS!
IT’S ENTERTAINING!
Let’s be realistic: today’s generation wants to be entertained! …And why not do this in the target
language? Take a break from daily routine, and wow your students!
Toys-R-Us stores
Teacher stores
IParty stores
Disney stores
Discovery stores
ONLINE RESOURCES
www.magicwebchannel.com www.free-magic-tricks.net
www.simple-magic-tricks.com
www.penguinmagic.com
www.newmagicsecrets.com
www.rcowen.com
www.downloadmagic.com
www.smallmiracles.net www.mysticalball.com (online mind-reader trick)
Search on YouTube 4 videos
ACTIONS (VERBS)
(hacer) aparecer (algo / a alguien) (faire) apparaître (qqn / qqch) (to make) appear
(hacer) desaparecer “ “ (faire) disparaître (qqn / qqch) (to make) dissapear
* La moneda desapareció. *La píece est disparue. *The coin disappeared.
Atravesar (shoe-verb: e ie) Transpercer Pierce
*Él atravesó ___ con un bolígrafo *Il a transpercé un __ avec un stylo. *Pierce a ___ with a pen.
Transformar; Hacer un nudo Transformer; faire un noeud Transform; tie a knot
*Es transformado/a en un/a ___. *Est transformé en ___. *Is transformed into a __
Desafiar; Elegir Défier; Choisir Defy; Choose /Select
*Este truco desafía la ciencia. * Ce truc défie la science. *This tric defies science.
MATERIALS (NOUNS)
Un vidrio sólido Un verre dur A solid glass
Un dado Un dé / des dés A die / dice
Una moneda / monedas Une pièce / des pièces A coin / coins
Un truco; Un mago Un truc; Un magicien A trick; A magician
Una cuerda; Un pañuelo Une corde; Un mouchoir A rope; A handkerchief
PLACES (PREPOSITIONS)
COMENTARIOS ¿? ¿? ¿? ¿? ¿? ¿?
¡Es increíble! ¡Qué increíble! It’s incredible! How incredible! Palabras Interrogativas
¡No es posible! It’s not possible!
Yo sé como usted lo hizo. I know how you did it! ¿Qué? What ?
Yo creo que conozco el truco. I believe I know the trick. ¿Quién? Who?
Yo también puedo hacerlo. I can do it too! ¿Cómo? How?
Muestre el truco otra vez. Show the trick again! ¿Cuál? Which?
¿Cuándo? When?
¿Cuánto/a? How much?
PREGUNTAS ¿Cuántos/as? How many?
¿Dónde? Where?
¿De dónde? Whence?
¿Señor(a), cómo lo hizo (usted)? How did you do that?
¿Por qué? Why?
¿Por qué no puedo tocar eso? Why can’t I touch that?
¿Por qué no puedo ver eso de cerca? Why can’t I see that up close?
ACCIONES (VERBOS) Teacher question: ¿Qué pasó (aquí)? What happened (here)?
DES COMMENTAIRES ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
DES ACTIONS (VERBES) Teacher question: Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé? What happened?
Teacher question: Qu’est-ce que j’ai utilisé ? What items have I used ?
MATERIAUX (DES NOMS)
Bueno, pues…
Primero, _______________________________________________________________________
Luego, ________________________________________________________________________
Y finalmente, ___________________________________________________________________
5. ¿Cómo hace (hizo) el maestro-mago el truco mágico? ¿Cuál es el secreto del truco? ¿Lo sabes (tú)?
¡Adivina! ¡Arriésgate! (Take a stab at it!)
______________________________________________________________________________
Bon, alors…
D’abord, ______________________________________________________________________
Ensuite, _______________________________________________________________________
Et finalement, __________________________________________________________________
5. Comment fait le magicien le truc? Quel est le sécret du truc? Est-ce que tu le sais?
Adivine!
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6. Utilise ton talent artistique ici: dessine (=draw) le truc magique ou l’illusion.
RICHARD’S
This is an easy one, but it will baffle people who don't know how
to do it. Hold the rope as in Figure 1, and give your friends a
chance to try to tie a knot in the rope without at any time letting go
of either end. When they give up, take back the rope and lay it
down on a table.
Now for the secret move: Cross your arms before you pick up the rope!. Pick it up one end at a time to
make it easier to grasp. When you uncross your arms, a knot will appear in the middle of the rope, without
your at any time releasing either end!
Conceal a toothpick in the hem of a handkerchief. Display the handkerchief, and several other toothpicks
you have brought with you. Then, have a volunteer point to one of the toothpicks. Pick up the toothpick
they chose, place it in the center of the handkerchief, and roll the handkerchief up with the chosen
toothpick in its center. While you do this, take hold of the toothpick concealed in the hem of the
handkerchief, and hand this to the volunteer. Have him confirm that he can feel the toothpick through the
handkerchief, and even invite him to break it in half! When he does, take the handkerchief back and break
the hidden toothpick again! Everyone will think the toothpick that's been broken is the same one they saw
you roll up in the handkerchief a few moments earlier. Now, slowly unroll the handkerchief and show the
toothpick, still in its center, and completely unharmed!
The Mysterious Coin Balance
You can balance a coin at your fingertips, but no one else can!
Here's a great trick to demonstrate your mastery of mind over matter! Have a regular straight pin
concealed in one hand, between the first two fingers. With the other hand, pull a coin out of your pocket
and allow it to be examined by the audience, or borrow a coin from one of them!
When you get the coin back, lay it down on top of the straight pin in your other hand. Now, raise the
coin to a standing position near the ends of your fingers, and as you do raise the straight pin with it,
making sure no one but you knows the pin is there. Keep pressure on the pin held between your two
fingers, and the coin will balance there as if held by unseen forces! You can talk about mind over matter,
or wiggle the fingers of your other hand over the coin as if that was where your power emanated from!
After a few moments, slowly release pressure on the pin, and it should let the coin gently drift back
down onto your fingers! Don't forget to get rid of the pin while people are examining the coin again!
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In order to perform this effect you will need to take a drinking straw and flatten it out. This is easier
with the old fashioned paper straws, but a plastic straw will do. Be careful not to mangle the straw as you
flatten it.
Next, sew the straw into the hem of a handkerchief as shown in Figure 1. Make certain the straw is
secured in place so it won't slip down in the hem.
When ready to perform the trick, grasp the corner indicated with an "A" in Figure 1. Tie a knot in that
corner and let the handkerchief hang down from the knot. Announce you are going to "hypnotize" the
handkerchief. With your other hand take the middle of the handkerchief where corner "B" is, as in Figure
2, and drop the knot. Gesture with your free hand as if "hypnotizing the handkerchief. By moving your
thumb on the straw, you can cause the handkerchief to slowly rise until it seems balanced on your fingers
(Figure 3), and then gently drop back down!
Cut & Restored String
A string or rope is cut into two pieces, and then magically restored into one piece!
Fold the top of the paper (section A) down, then fold the bottom of the paper
(section C) up. Now for the secret move:
When you fold section C up over section A, use your thumb to catch the string as
demonstrated in Figure 2. When you prefold the paper before the show be certain
that section A is not so long that it will cover the string.
Securely grasp the package as in Figure 3, making sure that the view shown in the
diagram is seen only by you.
Cut through the paper, as shown in Figure 4. Cut completely through the
paper, dividing it and, presumably, the rope in half. In reality, only the paper
is cut in half, the rope is still intact.
Crumple up the paper, and pull the rope out slowly. It is restored into one
complete piece! The paper may be examined, and it will be seen to have been
cleanly cut into two halves!
The Vanishing Knot
REQUIREMENTS: One handkerchief or woman's scarf. A soft rope can also be used.
Here's another classic effect! To perform this trick you must twirl a
handkerchief into a ropelike shape, and then hold it between the index and middle
fingers of each hand, palms up, as shown in Figure 1.
Take the end in your right hand (if you are right handed) and lay it between the
thumb and forefinger of the left hand, as in Figure 2.
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In Figure 2 you are still holding onto part of the handkerchief with your right
hand. Use your right hand to position that part of the hankerchief between the
second and third fingers of the left hand, as you reach through the loop with your
right hand and grasp the closest dangling end (Figure 3).
Pull that end through the loop, being certain to keep your grip on the part of the
handkerchief between the left second and third fingers (Figure 4). As you pull the
end through with your right hand, you will notice a loop forms around your left
middle finger. Withdraw your finger, leaving the loop hidden behind the knot, and
display the hanging knot as in Figure 5.
Now, blow on the knot while giving it a gentle shake, or while pulling lightly on
the free end with the other hand, and the knot will disappear into thin air!
Afghan Bands
Also known as "The Perplexing Mystery Of The Moebius Bands", this is a self-
working trick that seems to defy logic! A loop is cut in half lengthwise, but
instead of two loops, you have one long loop! You try again, but now instead of
two separate loops you have two loops linked together! Even you will be amazed
when it happens!
REQUIREMENTS: A strip of newspaper or cloth cut about 4" wide by 3' long. Cut it so the grain
runs with the length of the strip. Paste or glue.
Moebius strips are a mathematical oddity that can be used in magic to produce unbelievable results. Basically, a
moebius strip is a loop which has been cut at one point, given a half twist, and reconnected. It now has only one
side and one edge. I know that sounds weird, but try making a simple moebius strip out of a 2" wide strip of
newspaper, and run your finger around the edge. It will first go around the outside of the loop, then when it reaches
the twist it will go all the way around the inside of the loop, and when it reaches the twist again, it will go all the
way around the outside again. It literally has only one side, or edge.
To prepare the trick: Take your strip of cloth or paper (if you
use cloth make sure it is easily tearable). At one end cut a slit about
3" long down the middle of the band. At the other end cut another
slit along the middle about 1 inch long (Figure 1).
Bring the ends of the cloth or paper together to make a loop. But,
before you connect the ends with glue, give one of the 3 inch slits a
half twist (Figure 2), and the other 3 inch slit a full twist (Figure 3).
Then, glue the ends together as in Figure 3.
To perform the trick: Take the prepared loop and tear it down the middle into two
loops (Figure 4). You will now have one loop with a half twist in it, and one loop with
a full twist.
Now, for the really weird part. When you take the loop with the full twist in it and
tear it down the middle, everyone expects you to get another two complete loops,
AND YOU DO... ONLY THEY'RE LINKED TOGETHER as in Figure 5!
And, when you take the loop with the half twist and tear that loop down the middle,
instead of two separate loops or two connected loops, YOU JUST GET ONE BIG
LOOP! (Figure 6)
This is practically real magic! The pendulum historically has in fact been used as a divining tool, and
nobody is really able to explain exactly how it works. Most likely, it is the subconscious effect of the
thoughts of the person holding the pendulum's string that influences the way it swings. Or not...
Burning Sugar
You can make sugar burn, but no one else can!
REQUIREMENTS: Several lumps of sugar, cigarette ashes, matches or a lighter.
In this age of granulated sugar substitutes, and with the fortunate decline in the popularity of smoking,
both lump sugar and cigarette ashes are becoming less common items. Not that this won't work with
granulated real sugar, but it is more impressive with lump. If you have access to both items, you can
perform a scientific magic trick that has become nothing short of a classic! Normally, if you try to light
sugar with a flame, it may bubble and melt, but it won't actually catch fire, unless you know how to do it.
Challenge the members of your audience to light a cube of sugar, and pass out several cubes of sugar to
them. While they are attempting to get one of the sugar cubes to light, secretly get some cigarette ash on
your finger tips. Try to get as much as you can.
Have an audience member select a sugar cube, and as you pick it up transfer the ash to the sugar cube.
Now, hold a flame to the portion of the cube with the ash on it, and it will light easily!
The ABRACADABRA Card Trick
Here is a great card trick that has the advantage of being self- working!
To perform the trick: Take 21 cards and deal them out into three columns by dealing seven rows
of three. Deal three cards across for the first row, then another card on top of each for the next row,
and so on until you have seven rows of cards in three columns for a total of 21 cards. Make sure you deal
out each of the rows so you can still see the cards behind it.
Now have someone think of any card in one of the columns, and then tell you which column the card is
in. Pick up one of the other columns, then the column he chose, and then the last column, so that the
column with the chosen card is between the other two.
Deal them out again the same as before, and have your volunteer tell you which column the card is now
in. Again, pick up the cards so that the column he pointed to is between the other two.
Repeat the process of dealing out the cards, having him tell you which column his card is now in, and
picking up the cards so that the column with his card is between the other two columns. You have now
done this three times, and it's time to find his card!
Hold the cards face down in your hand, as if you were going to deal them out again, but instead ask
your volunteer if he has ever heard the magic word ABRACADABRA. Say that not many people know it,
but ABRACADABRA is a magic word for finding things, and that you'll show him what you mean.
Spell the word ABRACADABRA, and for each letter deal one of the cards face down on the table.
When you reach the last "A", pause, and then turn over that card. It will be the chosen card! As long as
you spell ABRACADABRA right, this trick will work every time!
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Tell your friends that you have eleven fingers, and you can prove it! Using your right forefinger to
point with, touch each finger of your left hand, counting "One, two, three, four, five". Then with your left
forefinger count the fingers on your right hand, "Six, seven, eight, nine, ten".
Say "Funny, I know I had eleven. Let's try again". This time count backwards, pointing to the fingers
of the left hand say "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six...". Then stop, hold up the right hand and say "Plus five
equals eleven!". Do this quickly, without pausing!